30 of the Best-Looking Cars From the 90s
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30 of the Best-Looking Cars From the 90s
Crank up the Nirvana. Here are the hottest cars from the era of ripped jeans and Nintendo 64.
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BMW E39 M5
Many consider the E39 M5 to have the "cleanest 5 Series body style ever." This car was fitted with an excellent 5.0 liter V8 engine.
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Acura NSX
As Honda's mid-engined marvel, what the NSX lacked in power, it made up in style.
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Aston Martin DB7
The British carmaker kept up appearances with this classically proportioned coupe.
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BMW 7-Series
With tall windows and an elegantly sleek front, the BMW 7 series from the 90s has always been a looker.
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Ferrari F50
The successor to Ferrari's wedge-shaped F40, the ultra-exclusive F50, cost about half a million dollars when it appeared in the mid-90s.
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Corvette ZR1
A defining, long nose and short tail marked the profile of the bang-for-your-buck ZR1.
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Ferrari 355
Door handles hidden under the intake duct? Check.
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Jaguar XJ6
This was Jaguar's first car developed under Ford.
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BMW M Coupe
The M Coupe was heralded as nerd chic: awesome for people who knew what it was, and completely unappealing to the masses.
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Plymouth Prowler
Can you think of anything that screams 90s louder than an eggplant-purple Plymouth Prowler?
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Porsche 911 GT3
This was Porsche's first GT3 variant of the 911 models.
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BMW E36 M3
This is the car where the inline six was introduced to the M3 line.
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Saab 900
Billed as a sports car, the 900 was front-drive.
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Jaguar XJ220
The XJ220 had elegant, swooping lines—and was a huge car. It was 197 inches from nose to tail and nearly 87 inches wide.
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Lamborghini Diablo
The Diablo featured a new design that was begun by Marcello Gandini and completed by Chrysler's Tom Gale.
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Lotus Esprit V8
The Esprit V8 came to us from the tail end of an era of wedge-shaped cars.
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Maserati 3200 GT
The 3200 GT's looks recall those of the Maserati 3500 GT's from the 1960s.
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Mazda Miata
Keeping as closely to the fun to drive philosophy as possible, the Mazda Miata of the 90s was handsome and great to drive.
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Mazda RX-7
One of the most iconic Japanese cars of the 90s was the rotary-powered FD RX-7.
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Lotus Elise
The first generation Lotus Elise spanned from 1997 to 2001. It was named after the granddaughter of Romano Artioli, Lotus's chairman at the time.
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Nissan Skyline R33
From a series of sporty coupes that only made it to the U.S. recently, the R33 will start making it (legally) onto U.S. roads soon.
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Oldsmobile Aurora
The Aurora was designed in an attempt to save the dwindling popularity of Oldsmobile.
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McLaren F1
Designed by aerodynamics, every single aspect of the legendary McLaren F1 was engineered for speed.
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Porsche Boxster
Porsche first introduced the Boxster in 1996, and it is the car that is credited with the success of pulling Porsche out of the money-losing days of that decade.
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Toyota Supra
There's no mistaking the long roof and short rear of the Toyota Supra, a favorite among tuners.
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Mercedes 500SL
Mercedes continued its line of sporty convertibles in 1993 with the V8-powered 500SL.
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
The AWD system in the Evo VI made it a road going rally car.
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Alfa Romeo GTV
The GTV kept close to the Italian carmaker's roots, and maintained the elegant styling that has come to define Alfa Romeos.
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Audi TT
First shown at the 1995 Frankfurt Auto Show, the TT made it to production in 1998.
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Dodge Viper GTS
Despite the massive V10 fitted in the front of the car, the Viper offered very fast lap times in very attainable ways.